tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11165802461473619262024-03-14T08:18:11.590+00:00Paula Davies PhotographyOccasional random postings from a butterfly photographer
flitting from subject to subjectPaula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-54957331464616656502016-05-30T16:26:00.000+01:002016-05-30T16:26:03.288+01:00TuscanyWe have recently returned from a 10 day workshop in Val d'Orcia, Tuscany. Could have done with better light and as a result not a lot of images to process.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Typical that we should get the best light on our last morning. Taken at 5.45 am just as we were about to board the bus to take us to the airport</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-3078362772001920652016-02-09T16:45:00.000+00:002016-02-09T17:04:43.395+00:00February FlowersAt the beginning of this year I decided to record what was new in the garden on or around the 1st of each month.<br />
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There were just a few new flowers at the beginning of February: several hellebores, one or two crocus, just one narcissus flowering. In greater profusion were snowdrops and winter aconites. <br />
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The violas, primroses, euphorbia are still flowering and there are still berries on the holly and Christmas box.Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-83590267027341088452016-01-02T18:18:00.001+00:002016-01-02T18:18:41.669+00:00Picture of the DayI'm not planning to post every one of my 'Picture a Day' project on the Blog. If you interested in following you can take a look here.<br />
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But I do think I should record the new small shops which are being built near us. The last time I took a photograph of them was back in October when the walls were just beginning to go up.<br />
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Now the buildings are much near completion. We don't know yet what businesses will rent the shops but I do hope it won't be yet another hairdresser or charity shop. A health food shop or a deli would be good. Even better would be one of each.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-44806379920173030882016-01-01T16:15:00.001+00:002016-01-01T16:15:08.826+00:00First picture of the day for 2016I have decided that on or about the 1st of the month I will document what is interesting in the garden. My image of the day is posted on a website called <a href="https://www.polaroidblipfoto.com/Pixelfoto" target="_blank">BlipFoto</a>.<br />
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BlipFoto is in danger of closing down and we are trying to keep it running with crowd funding. £180,000 needs to be raised by the end of February. The reason for the word blip being in the centre of this collage is that there is a challenge for every blipper (as people who post on the BlipFoto website are known) to include the word Blip in their image today and to do as much as possible to draw people's attention to the plight of BlipFoto.<br />
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Flower Friday is one of the challenges on BlipFoto which is why my post is flower themed today. I could actually document the flowers in my garden on the 1st Friday of every month.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-14053007321987119772016-01-01T13:18:00.001+00:002016-01-01T13:20:03.928+00:00A New BookI think it is time I paid some attention to my Blog. Either that or close it down completely.<br />
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So what has kept me away from posting anything in the past year? We have had a couple more trips away from home than normal including going to Paris to celebrate Guy's 80th birthday. I have also been continuing with the 'picture a day' project on Blipfoto and on December 14th 2015 actually completed 365 consecutive images. This morning I have just completed the book I have made of all the daily photos since June 2014. It took its time to upload but it is now on the Blurb site and I have ordered it.<br />
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Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-12414451458122667542015-08-29T14:48:00.000+01:002015-08-29T14:48:50.043+01:00A Visit to Eastern GermanyIn June this year we visited Eastern Germany with our U3A travel group. Places visited were Dresden, Meissen, Colditz and Berlin. I have been busy over the last week or so making a blurb book.<br />
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Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-91312787785528518102014-10-17T13:49:00.000+01:002014-10-17T13:49:56.052+01:00A Visit to Venice - Day TwoOur first morning in Venice so it was obligatory to get up really early and go out before breakfast to photograph the people in their costumes. The light was not anything to get excited about but we managed a few photos.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-84855436553352726672014-10-15T09:00:00.000+01:002014-10-15T09:00:01.966+01:00A Visit to Venice - Day OneWe decided to visit Venice again this year at carnival time. It's a cold time of year to visit and it can be wet but if the sun shines it's usually warm enough to sit outside and enjoy a leisurely lunch.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-56630308514778033342014-10-14T16:08:00.002+01:002014-10-14T16:08:48.963+01:00Swansea International SalonI have only entered 3 international exhibitions this year. My results in one of them were all unaccepted but I did manage to get three new images into Swansea.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-34503799770103310792014-06-05T19:20:00.001+01:002014-06-05T19:20:58.061+01:00Solway SalonAfter an almost year long break from entering international exhibitions I decided to enter the Solway Salon for small prints this year. I was really surprised with the results having 17 acceptances from 24 prints entered. I even managed to get 4 acceptances in the creative section despite none of them being 'surreal'. Unfortunately none of them gained any awards but several of the entries were first timers.<br />
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Absorbed and Steampunk Memories were both first time entries accepted in the Colour Open section. <br />
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The Plotters and Venetian Fantasy are old favourites, Tuscan Trees Impression and Venetian Dreaming were new images and these were all accepted in the Creative Section.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-86588793053699997942014-04-16T15:33:00.001+01:002014-04-16T15:33:32.032+01:00More Images from TuscanyAfter a break for various reasons I have started to process a few more pictures from our trip to Tuscany last year.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-47591926839162810522014-01-14T14:51:00.000+00:002014-01-14T14:51:21.839+00:00Whitby ReflectionsIt was such a lovely day on Saturday that we decided to go to Whitby - and so did the rest of the North East of England it seemed. I guess everybody was suffering from cabin fever after all the wet and windy weather. Remembering that it was still early January we were very surprised to find that three of the best fish and chip restaurants had queues outside at 1.45 pm! Worth the wait though as they do some very good fish and chips in Whitby.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-56023139485369895562013-12-31T09:00:00.000+00:002013-12-31T09:00:00.892+00:00Tuscany Part 1Our final trip of the year was to the Val D'Orcia region of Italy and I have just started to process the images. There were no mists to speak of, apart from a little on the very first morning, and we weren't blessed with wonderful light but I did my best. We were with a great group of people and the food and wine were excellent so despite the disappointing light we had a good time.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-52322245461574461502013-12-30T09:00:00.000+00:002013-12-30T09:00:06.233+00:00Steetley PierOnly an hour or two spent with the camera during October. We hosted a speaker at SPS, <a href="http://www.susanbrownphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sue Brown</a>, who is well known for her long exposure images of sea pools. She asked if we could take her to Hartlepool so that she could photograph what remains of Steetley Pier. This is all that remains of the old magnasite works. I wish I had know it was there before they cleared it all away as I have seen some super pictures of the derelict works. However I've heard that the site was very toxic so maybe it was just as well. It gave me the opportunity to try and get used to using the 10 stop filter.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-39604268134963724052013-12-28T16:52:00.000+00:002013-12-28T16:52:09.968+00:00Aysgarth FallsSeptember and October were quiet months from a photographic point of view mainly because I was very busy with admin for SPS. We did manage a trip into the dales, specifically to Aysgarth Falls so that I could try out my new 10 stop filter.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-22975654845249543932013-12-23T14:24:00.000+00:002013-12-23T14:24:46.447+00:00De La Warr PavilionAfter staying on Hayling Island for a few days we moved on to Hastings in order to visit the De La Warr Pavilion and Dungeness - neither of which we had visited when we lived on the South Coast.<br />
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I was fascinated by the light fitting and love the curves of the staircase.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-18882549565615002472013-12-21T14:29:00.002+00:002013-12-21T14:29:52.683+00:00Blooming FlaxEarly in July we had the pleasure of being witnesses at our friends Jean and Glyn's wedding. No pictures from that as somebody else took pictures on the day. However we did find time to go out one morning to photograph a flax field. You have to do it before noon as after that the flax flowers close up and you wouldn't know there were any flowers in the field.<br />
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<br />Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-5865992570063298032013-12-19T16:32:00.001+00:002013-12-19T16:32:41.772+00:00A new Permajet paperFor those of you that mourn the loss of Ilford Gallerie paper, because of the closure of the Ilford Switzerland plant, Permajet have just announced a new paper called Smooth Pearl. At the moment it is possible to request a free A4 sample pack via the <a href="http://www.permajet.com/News_and_Events#1" target="_blank">Permajet website</a>.Paula Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666578231836280226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1116580246147361926.post-50213783859929881112013-12-16T13:57:00.000+00:002013-12-16T13:58:21.990+00:00Catching UpIn case anybody has been looking at this blog since the spring and may be wondering why nothing has been added let me just say that 2013 hasn't been a good year for photography. For various reasons photography took a back seat during the first 6 months and to be honest there haven't been many opportunities since then. However a few snapshots were taken and, as it's time I got back into the habit of updating my blog, I have decided to post a few 'catching up' pictures.<br />
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June was a good time for wild flowers and we did manage to get up to Muker and found the wild flower meadows but not the light.<br />
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Plenty of buttercups and clover but unfortunately no poppies. It took a trip over to the Yorkshire wolds to find some poppies and other wild flowers.<br />
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